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his_o son_n to_o have_v remain_v uncorrupt_a the_o case_n be_v thus_o in_o y_fw-es â—_o he_o bring_v forth_o his_o wife_n for_o jealousy_n over_o the_o which_o he_o be_v accuse_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v to_o clear_v he_o oâ—_n the_o â—â—â—me_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o to_o teach_v the_o bridle_a of_o the_o flesh_n by_o contain_v and_o refrain_v voluptuous_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n he_o will_v not_o as_o i_o suppose_v accord_v unto_o the_o precept_n serve_v two_o master_n lust_n and_o the_o lord_n they_o say_v that_o mathias_n after_o this_o manner_n command_v by_o instruction_n the_o flesh_n to_o be_v overcome_v and_o tame_v yield_v unto_o it_o not_o one_o jot_n which_o may_v tend_v unto_o pleasure_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n hereby_o shall_v take_v increase_n by_o faith_n and_o knowledge_n thus_o much_o shall_v seem_v sufficient_o speak_v toutch_v they_o which_o then_o deprave_a the_o truth_n and_o sudden_o come_v to_o naught_o cap._n xxvii_n greek_a 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execute_v rejoice_v great_o because_o of_o the_o call_n and_o cry_v out_o unto_o she_o vehement_o exhort_v and_o comfort_v she_o call_v she_o by_o her_o name_n and_o say_v o_o woman_n remember_v the_o lord_n such_o martyrdom_n be_v the_o marriage_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o entire_a affection_n of_o faithful_a friend_n and_o thus_o much_o as_o pertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n hereof_o i_o think_v good_a here_o to_o allege_v cap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o death_n of_o john_n and_o philip_n the_o apostle_n greek_a of_z the_o death_n of_o paul_n and_o peter_n the_o time_n eke_o and_o the_o manner_n their_o rest_a place_n also_o after_o their_o departure_n hence_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o before_o and_o of_o john_n toutchinge_v his_o appoint_a time_n we_o have_v tell_v before_o but_o of_o his_o rest_a place_n or_o tomb_n we_o be_v instruct_v by_o polycrates_n his_o epistle_n this_o polycrates_n be_v bishop_n of_o ephesus_n which_o he_o write_v unto_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n where_o 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